Gelez ready to prove he can cut Scots down to size

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WITH his choirboy looks framed by a mop of unruly hair, François Gélez would not appear to be cut out for the role of an assassin. That however, is what Bernard Laporte, the France coach, would like him to be, a ruthless exponent of the art of goalkicking.

Gélez, 24, has replaced Gerald Merceron at fly half for France against Scotland tomorrow, his brief to turn himself into a Gallic topgun and with a World Cup place the ultimate prize.

To date on the international scene, Gélez is remem- bered for missing two potentially match-winning penalties against New Zealand in